Best High Schools in Hawaii for Hispanic Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Hawaii!

Every year, the Hawaii State Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Hispanic students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Hawaii test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the HSA and Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the Hawaii State Department of Education. The most recent update was on Friday, September 20, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (Hispanic vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 52)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Statewide Rank Percentile (Hispanic)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Hispanic)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
150003000281	1	Volcano School of Arts & Sciences - A Community PCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	99-128 Old Volcano Rd	Volcano	96785	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 985-9800	264	27	9.9	38.3%	62 (23.5%)	1 (0.4%)	60 (22.7%)	7 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	82 (31.1%)	51 (19.3%)	$12,922			$3,022			$9,900	98.1%	53.7%	44.35%
150003000043	2	Kohala High School	Public	9-12	54-3611 Akoni Pule Hwy	Kapaau	96755	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 889-7117	275	23	12.2	52.7%	31 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.3%)	63 (22.9%)	2 (0.7%)	105 (38.2%)	54 (19.6%)	$22,548			$3,369			$19,179	96.2%	64.2%	31.97%
150003000273	3	University Laboratory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1776 University Ave	Honolulu	96822	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 956-7833	451	38	11.9	8.0%	76 (16.9%)	5 (1.1%)	10 (2.2%)	272 (60.3%)	2 (0.4%)	66 (14.6%)	20 (4.4%)	$8,717			$282			$8,435	94.2%	85.1%	9.16%
150003000052	4	Waiakea High School	Public	9-12	155 W Kawili St	Hilo	96720	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 974-4888	1,297	77	16.8	42.7%	128 (9.9%)	5 (0.4%)	256 (19.7%)	299 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	365 (28.1%)	244 (18.8%)	$16,204			$1,517			$14,687	92.3%	91.0%	1.26%
150003000161	5	Waipahu High School	Public	9-12	94-1211 Farrington Hwy	Waipahu	96797	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 675-0222	2,661	165	16.1	49.2%	24 (0.9%)	14 (0.5%)	207 (7.8%)	1,687 (63.4%)	2 (0.1%)	504 (18.9%)	223 (8.4%)	$14,940			$1,345			$13,595	90.4%	83.6%	6.80%
150003000265	5	West Hawaii Explorations Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	73-4500 Kahilihili St	Kailua Kona	96740	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 327-4751	274	25	10.9	41.6%	121 (44.2%)	2 (0.7%)	41 (15.0%)	16 (5.8%)	2 (0.7%)	42 (15.3%)	50 (18.2%)	$8,444			$619			$7,825	90.4%	73.1%	17.25%
150003000163	7	Kalani High School	Public	9-12	4680 Kalanianaole Hwy	Honolulu	96821	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 377-7744	1,414	83	17	16.9%	121 (8.6%)	9 (0.6%)	104 (7.4%)	814 (57.6%)	2 (0.1%)	95 (6.7%)	269 (19.0%)	$14,819			$1,061			$13,758	86.5%	97.0%	10.48%
150003000177	8	Aiea High School	Public	9-12	98-1276 Ulune St	Aiea	96701	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 483-7300	995	66	15	49.7%	47 (4.7%)	9 (0.9%)	150 (15.1%)	374 (37.6%)	0 (0.0%)	261 (26.2%)	154 (15.5%)	$16,459			$1,334			$15,125	84.6%	55.2%	29.39%
150003000274	9	Myron B. Thompson Academy - New Century PCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1040 Richards St	Honolulu	96813	Honolulu County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(808) 441-8000	523	20	26.1	12.6%	189 (36.1%)	13 (2.5%)	21 (4.0%)	125 (23.9%)	5 (1.0%)	117 (22.4%)	53 (10.1%)	$7,979			$299			$7,680	82.7%	98.5%	15.82%
150003000262	10	Connections - New Century PCS	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	174 Kamehameha Ave	Hilo	96720	Hawaii County	Hawaii Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(808) 961-3664	340	29	11.7	65.6%	62 (18.2%)	8 (2.4%)	69 (20.3%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (35.3%)	68 (20.0%)	$10,316			$1,747			$8,569	80.8%	29.9%	50.92%

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, HSA Science, HSA Biology I test scores released by the Hawaii State Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 20, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Hawaii State Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Hawaii State Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Hawaii State Department of Education.